Disappointed Military Wives star Gareth Malone fed up of gay rumours

Disappointed Military Wives star Gareth Malone fed up of gay rumours

TV choirmaster Gareth Malone has branded rumours that he is gay “juvenile”.

The Military Wives star, 37, who is married and has a daughter, said he was almost used to the assumptions about his sexuality.

He said: “It was disappointing to find after leaving that behind at the age of 15, then coming into television and discovering, ‘Oh right, everyone is just as juvenile as the kids at school were.’

“I am fairly flamboyant and expressive but I know plenty of gay people who are ­incredibly repressed and aren’t showy and don’t like Judy Garland, you know?

“I don’t know what it is but I’ve sort of got used to it.”

Malone told the Radio Times he had often heard comments such as “It’s a bit gay” and “Singing makes you gay!” from men who were reluctant to join choirs.

His Military Wives choir will be perform at the Diamond Jubilee concert on Monday in The Mall.